Jennifer Rush Email & Phone Number

Invested in growing Broken Arrow's economy and enhancing the prosperity and quality of life for all residents! I am responsible for the strategic deployment of staff and other resources in both direct and indirect support of advocacy, retail attraction/expansion/retention and regional marketing and promotion activities.

Bixby, Oklahoma

- As the only employee in the Economic Development Department, responsible for all communication, planning, networking, goal-setting, RFP development, incentive strategy, budgeting, and administrative work related to Economic Development within the City. - Foster a climate of collaboration of general public, city leadership staff and members of City Council through the creation of data-driven communication tools to drive strategic infrastructure planning and economic development efforts. - Cultivate close working relationship with Economic Development Partners including but not limited to: Bixby Chamber, Tulsa Metro Chamber, Oklahoma Film + Music Office, Oklahoma Tourism Department, ICSC members, developers, property owners, business owners and investors. - Responsible for recruitment, communication, planning, coordination, and administrative work related to events held in the City, including events at City facilities; events at other facilities where the City is either a participant, sponsor, or advocate; events that require City authorization, licensing, or permitting.- Perform communication, planning, coordination, and administrative work related to City Public Information efforts for all media outlets, including print, television, radio, social media, and other means of City distribution of information. - Successfully implemented branding strategy for City of Bixby, including but not limited to; strategic brand planning, logo and external branding, internal brand management.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

- Develop and manage marketing campaigns for Tulsa Crime Stoppers, effectivelydriving brand awareness, engagement and traffic to several social media pages and websites.- Responsible for program development and overall operations.- Accounting of all financials including but not limited to payroll. Reporting financials to Board of Directors. -Design and publish all print collateral including but not limited to brochures, event flyers, program materials, etc. - Developed short-term and long-term Strategic Plans achieving all targets and milestones.- Increased program engagement over 55% in first year, 80% after two years. - Coordinate and plan internal and external events to increase brand awareness.- Designed and launched Tulsa Tips mobile application.- Developed new website www.tulsacrimestoppers.org, and responsible for projectmanagement and upkeep. Monitor site attendance and sources of referral.- Produced and submited multiple press releases daily, manage multiple databases toevaluate campaign effectiveness.- Recommended and implemented public relations campaigns to include but notlimited to; program awareness, fundraising events, and community partnerships.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

 Perform HR Management duties including the recruitment, hiring, training and supervision of 60+ team members and 8 high-performing managers for a start-up Created and obtained labor targets to increase overall profitability without sacrificing customer experience Responsible for employee performance reviews and developing training based on annual review data Oversaw procurement and inventory Responsible for payroll and accounting Forecast and meet quarterly sales of more than $600K, construct P&L budgets related to forecasted revenue and control and meet revenue and labor target percentages Facilities management of $10M facility including vendor management, communication and direction of construction management and subcontractors Aggregate and analyze data from local leads in order to implement further marketing strategies to drive revenue Grew net revenue by 288% in the first six months, revenue increased from $90K to $260K Implemented a nationwide email marketing campaign that increased open rates by 40% and an increase of 20% in net revenues Accountable for the Tulsa location program start-up; strategic planning, policy/procedure design and recruitment of clientele  Responsible for event planning and coordination; first open house generated 900 RSVP’s with over 1200 in attendance, conducted schedule and placement coordination of over 60 managers from across the nation to accommodate a successful event

 Responsible for staff recruitment for a new start-up, successfully recruited, trained and managed 55+ employees including 6 mid-level managers Aided in the development and implementation of strategic plans to meet annual goals, assisted various departments in developing and implementing policy and procedures Responsible for overseeing procurement, vendor management, and inventory Administered a blended funding operating budget of $3 million per year, reviewing and auditing ledgers to ensure funds were coded to the correct accounts and audited payroll for 55+ employees Helped implement cohesive branding for internal and external communication; coordinated with PR firm, and various press and news outlets including but not limited to CBS news Personally interfaced with Senators, Governors, State Superintendent, and other prominent members of the Tulsa business community promoting the work of Tulsa Educare Managed the construction of a $9M, 33,000 sq. ft facility; worked closely with architects and engineers in design and with construction management and subcontractors during build Successfully planned over 300 hours of training events with participants ranging from 30 to 250 per session, coordinated scheduling, meals, arranged trainers and consultants, and directed team building events Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Award for Education in 2013.

 Exceeded year over year net revenue targets and exceeded quotas in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and received Region “Leadership Award” in 2010; selected from 1300 employees Effectively operated and managed all aspects of KU programs; achieved all financial targets, applied proactive cost controls; incorporated active continuous improvement in quality of operations; delivered exemplary customer service; and ensured legal compliance  Implemented streamlined inventory management system utilized nationwide, responsible for procurement Responsible for the front-line management of 30+ direct report team members; hired, trained and evaluated all reports, while focusing on a leader/mentor type management; over 7 of my reports were promoted to other company locations Assumed a struggling location, $100K in revenue, ended year with nearly $1M in revenue, by implementing relationship-based selling models As Interim District Manager, managed and developed leaders from 10 markets, increasing profitability by 28% within the first 2 months

Master’S Degree, Business Administration And Management

Graduate Certificate, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Human And Family Sciences

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Child Development

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa - International Honor Society